June 6, 2016

It was beginning to get a little dry since the last rain one week ago but today we got 0.9 inches very rapidly with strong wind. Everyone is busy working ground and planting. It has really greened up in fact some lawn is needing to be mowed. "Roads" are full of huge water holes now. Mango season is about past. 

 
The hospital has been slow EXCEPT for maternity. I have done c-sections for shoulder presentation (today), ecclampsia, previous c-section for various reasons and prolapsed cord all within past two weeks. Have done a few vacuum extractions in fact one each night past 3 nights. Also have had an ectopic pregnancy, tuboovarian abcess, also hysterectomy for 2.5 kg fibroid uterus. Surgery otherwise has been slow. 

 
Our phone and internet has been totally nonfunctioning part of the time ie. 3 days after the last rain storm but only a several hours today. It is never very good.

I had the talk for church this past Sabbath on "Two Lost Boys" also the story is known as "The Prodigal Son" Those that knew the languages better than me said my translator was not very accurate and sort of had his own version part of the time. 

 
Dolores is on "vacation" now!!! Anyway she misses the kids a lot. They will be back July 1. She is trying to do some sewing and some house cleaning and reading. We are healthy presently although I had vomiting and diarrhea 2 weeks ago and some diarrhea today but seem ok now. 

 
Our emails are drbland@sbcglobal.net and dfbland01@gmail.com
Love, Rollin and Dolores
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